Kvapilova, Hana (1860–1907)

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Kvapilova, Hana (1860–1907)

Czech actress. Name variations: Hana Kubesova-Kvapilova. Born Nov 29, 1860, in Prague; died April 8, 1907; m. Jaroslav Kvapil (poet and dramatist), May 26, 1894.

The leading female star of the Prague theater at the turn of the century, joined the Prague National Theater (1888); because of the unconventional women she created in plays by Ibsen and in Czech modern dramas, became a symbol of women's emancipation; was also a nationalist; appeared as Marguerite in Faust, Ophelia in Hamlet, Masha in The Three Sisters and Ellida Wangel in The Lady from the Sea, among others; often starred opposite Eduard Vojan.